Friday, March 20, 2009

Nokia E71x arriving at AT&T stores, due out next Tuesday

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/20/nokia-e71x-arriving-at-atandt-stores-due-out-next-tuesday/


Looks like the Nokia E71x is finally about to make its long-awaited entrance on AT&T -- Boy Genius says handsets are starting to show up at stores nationwide. If all goes according to plan, this slice of subsidized style will set you back $199 on contract when it launches on March 24 -- a price that sort of makes us wish we'd sprung for that one-day-only $289 unlocked unit on Amazon. Come on, AT&T, at least hit us with that super hot white version, will you?

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Nokia E71x arriving at AT&T stores, due out next Tuesday originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:10 PM

Intel's Z5xx series of Atom processors hits 2GHz

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/20/intels-z5xx-series-of-atom-processors-hits-2-0ghz/

Intel's Z5xx series of Atom processors hits 2.0GHz
Intel just got finished telling us how great its Atom Z5xx series of chips were, in flavors ranging from 1.1 to 1.86GHz, and how they only needed a miserly 2.2 watts or less of power. They weren't good enough, apparently, as there are two new members now joining the ranks. First is the Z550, featuring a clock speed of 2GHz while still using less than 2.4 watts. Also new is the more frugal Z515, with a dynamic clock speed ranging between 800MHz and 1.33GHz to suit you whether you're playing Solitare or watching Survivor re-runs. These chips too seem destined for mobile phones and MIDs, but we wouldn't be surprised if Sony releases a (slightly) speedier VAIO P packing a Z550 -- and then refuses to import it to the States.

[Via Pocketables]

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Intel's Z5xx series of Atom processors hits 2GHz originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:09 PM

NVIDIA's Adobe-lovin' Quadro CX Pro GPU gets reviewed

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/20/nvidias-adobe-lovin-quadro-cx-pro-gpu-gets-reviewed/


NVIDIA's $2,000 Quadro CX Pro GPU actually does more than just improve one's Creative Suite 4 experience, but for whatever reason, the aforementioned firm has decided to market the card's mastery of Adobe over all else. The hardcore benchmarkers over at HotHardware decided to pop this in and give it a critical look, and while they definitely appreciated the speed gains in Premiere Pro and its performance overall, they never could quite swallow that admittedly huge MSRP. In fact, they reckoned that NVIDIA would've been better off offering this up with a slower clock speed and a smaller sticker, particularly when you consider that CS4 isn't really engineered to fully take advantage of all this horsepower. Reviewers did note that something like this may be entirely more beneficial once CS5 or CS6 emerges, but for now, the card's just a bit ahead of its time (and priced accordingly). Hit the read link for the full spill -- trust us, it's worth the read if you're teetering on dropping two large.

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NVIDIA's Adobe-lovin' Quadro CX Pro GPU gets reviewed originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:09 PM

OPPO BDP-83 universal Blu-ray player hands-on

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/20/oppo-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-hands-on/


Here she is -- the world's very first universal Blu-ray player. Oh sure, we may have heard of Denon's absurdly expensive DVD-A1UD first, but that bad boy just got delayed for a second time over in Japan. OPPO, on the other hand, has managed to push out a few hundred of these BDP-83 decks to brave beta testers across America, and we were fortunate enough to score one. The player came boxed in what was far and away the most elaborate packaging we'd seen for a BD player -- particularly one that's priced at just $499 for the beta users (an MSRP for production units has yet to be finalized).

All the goods you want are here, including Blu-ray Profile 2.0 support, internal decoding of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats, SACD playback and the promise of DVD-Audio compatibility in the future. Upon unboxing the unit, we were pleased with the rigid chassis and felt the design was simple yet classy. The remote seemed accommodating enough, and the port selection 'round back was admirable. We're planning to fire it up this weekend to see just how far along this beta firmware is, but 'til then, hit the gallery below to have a look at what's sure to become a favorite amongst well informed home theater aficionados.

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OPPO BDP-83 universal Blu-ray player hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted by Augustine at 2:09 PM

Teens take pictures of space with balloon, Nikon Coolpix camera

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/20/teens-take-pictures-of-space-with-balloon-nikon-coolpix-camera/


The closest most of us 'round here will ever get to outer space is blogging about the Lunar X Prize, so our inner astronauts get rather giddy any time an amateur makes it to the cusp of the gravity well. The above photos were taken by the Meteotek team, a teacher and his four students from the IES La Bisbal school in Catalonia, Spain. The group designed and launched a balloon kitted out with a Nikon Coolpix and custom built electronics, intending to get some shots at 30,000 feet. Well exceeding their expectations, the $80 digicam (held aloft by a $60 latex balloon) reached over 100,000 feet, at which point it lost inflation and fell to the earth. As the balloon rose, the team was able to map its progress using Google Earth via the craft's on-board radio receiver. After it fell back to earth, the group "travelled 10km to find the sensors and photographic card," said one of the students, "which was still emitting its signal, even though it had been exposed to the most extreme conditions."

[Via Switched]

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